Reds pounded for sixth consecutive loss

CINCINNATI -- Barry Zito got his ninth straight win and Olmedo Saenz hit a two-run double and solo homer in his only at-bats, sending Cincinnati to a 10-3 loss, its season-high sixth straight defeat.

Zito (10-2) gave up three hits and made only one bad pitch in seven innings -- Sean Casey's three-run homer.

The A's have won six in a row and 14 of 15 overall to catapult them back into contention in the AL West. Oakland is 17-3 in June, best in the majors.

Saenz, who hit a career-best .357 in May but was only 2-for-13 in June, doubled home a pair of runs off left-hander Bruce Chen (2-4) in the first to get the A's rolling.

Dodgers 5, Red Sox 4

LOS ANGELES -- Shawn Green hit a two-run homer, and Dave Roberts drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single as Los Angeles beat Boston, handing Derek Lowe (11-3) only his third loss this season.

Yankees 1, Padres 0

SAN DIEGO -- Ted Lilly pitched a three-hitter and struck out a career-high 11 for his first major league shutout.

While Lilly (3-5) gave the Yankees' bullpen a badly needed rest, New York spoiled the big league debut of Padres right-hander Jake Peavy (0-1) in front of a crowd of 60,021, the biggest in baseball this year.

Orioles 4, Giants 2

SAN FRANCISCO -- Marty Cordova hit his third homer in less than 24 hours, and 30-year-old rookie Travis Driskill remained unbeaten as Baltimore beat San Francisco.

Indians 5, Expos 4

MONTREAL -- Bartolo Colon got his team-leading 10th win to lead Cleveland to victory and end Montreal's eight-game winning streak.

Colon (10-4) won his third straight to end Cleveland's four-game losing streak, allowing nine hits and two runs in eight innings.

Braves 15, White Sox 2

ATLANTA -- Rafael Furcal's three-run homer capped a seven-run fourth inning and Atlanta routed the Chicago White Sox in their highest-scoring game of the year.

Rangers 3, Pirates 2

PITTSBURGH -- Ivan Rodriguez drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the seventh inning and Texas overcame a two-run deficit to beat Pittsburgh.

Twins 4, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA -- Pinch-hitter Matthew LeCroy looped a go-ahead double to spark a three-run rally with two outs in the 11th inning as Minnesota beat Philadelphia.

Angels 8, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE -- Darin Erstad had four hits and drove in three runs, leading Jarrod Washburn and Anaheim over Milwaukee.

Noteworthy

STRIKE DATE: The executive board of baseball's players' association will meet July 8 in Milwaukee and is likely to vote on a strike date. Diamondbacks pitcher Rick Helling, a senior player representative, said the strike date is not likely to be postponed to next season, as some have speculated.

"If we wait until the offseason or next year," he said, the owners "are going to get all their money. It takes away all our leverage."

RANGERS: Orel Hershiser was hired as pitching coach. Hershiser, 42, has no previous coaching experience, but spent 18 years as a major league pitcher with a record of 204-150 and a 3.48 ERA. He won the NL Cy Young award in 1988.

-- From wire reports